Death is what makes life worth living.
It’s true. Death gives life a deadline. It gives us a rough time frame to accomplish whatever it is we want to accomplish. Death makes us want to do things. It makes us want to enjoy life because we know it will end eventually. If you are given a pill that makes you immortal, what would be the point of doing anything anymore?
Who cares if you stay in the house for a full year playing video games. Who cares if you work a job you hate for the next 5 years instead of focusing on improving your life. Who cares if you find someone who makes you happy or go on that dream trip you always wanted to go on.
You have forever to do it! Your never going to die or age so you can put if off for eternity and continue to be lazy.
But that’s not how it works. And that’s a good thing.
We’re here for a fixed amount of time. Some of us will reach the age of 100. Others might reach 50 and some may not make it to adulthood. Some are living but seem as though they are already dead.
It’s true. Death gives life a deadline. It gives us a rough time frame to accomplish whatever it is we want to accomplish. Death makes us want to do things. It makes us want to enjoy life because we know it will end eventually. If you are given a pill that makes you immortal, what would be the point of doing anything anymore?
Who cares if you stay in the house for a full year playing video games. Who cares if you work a job you hate for the next 5 years instead of focusing on improving your life. Who cares if you find someone who makes you happy or go on that dream trip you always wanted to go on.
You have forever to do it! Your never going to die or age so you can put if off for eternity and continue to be lazy.
But that’s not how it works. And that’s a good thing.
We’re here for a fixed amount of time. Some of us will reach the age of 100. Others might reach 50 and some may not make it to adulthood. Some are living but seem as though they are already dead.
That’s the other part of the equation. We don’t know how long we have. Our health is one of those things that helps keep us kicking but there are a ton of external forces that can take us down. And although this may sound scary at first, it’s really what makes life so valuable. Knowing that our “clock” is ticking, we need to act. We need to cherish the time we have.
We need to create our happiness now, not later.
We need to experience all that life has to offer. Excitement. Adventure. Love. Accomplishment. Taste. Smell. Vision. Nature.We need to experience it now and not hold off for some unforeseen time in the future.
Rather than be afraid of death or simply ignore it, why not use it as motivation to get the most out of our short time on Earth.
We need to create our happiness now, not later.
We need to experience all that life has to offer. Excitement. Adventure. Love. Accomplishment. Taste. Smell. Vision. Nature.We need to experience it now and not hold off for some unforeseen time in the future.
Rather than be afraid of death or simply ignore it, why not use it as motivation to get the most out of our short time on Earth.
Author and Credits: Matthew G. Bailey